Producing or generating horn-like structures; causing or resulting in the formation of horn material.
From Latin cornu (horn) with the suffix -fic meaning 'making or producing.' This describes processes or structures that create or generate horny material.
The cornific process in insects involves specialized tissues that secrete the protein keratin—the same substance that makes your fingernails hard!
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